SAAB to Upgrade Norway defence

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Saab Receives Order for Arthur Weapon Locating System Upgrade for Nor
8 April 2015
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Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Norwegian Defence Logistic Organisation (NDLO) for a prototype of Mid-Life Upgrade of their current Arthur weapon-location radar system. The order amounts to approximately SEK115 million.

Arthur (ARTillery HUnting Radar) is a radar system that locates enemy artillery fire and determines the weapon position with high accuracy. The Norwegian Army took Arthur into service in 1999 integrated on a Hägglunds BV-206 tracked vehicle designed to support light infantry brigades.

The recent order includes upgrading the sensor to Saab’s current production version of Arthur (ModC), development of new Command, Control and Communication functions and integration in a new 10ft container. The container has ISO corners for easy and flexible use on many vehicle types. The Norwegian Army will use M113F4 Armoured Tracked Vehicle as the main carrier for Arthur.

The sensor upgrade will significantly improve the detection range and accuracy, increase the operational flexibility and provide mobility and protection in a highly mobile manoeuvre warfare environment. Delivery will take place in 2017.

“We are very happy that the Norwegian Forces take the step to the latest version of Arthur, which ensures the best possible radar for this application,” says Anders Linder, head of Saab business unit Surface Radar Solutions.

The contract is signed between Saab Technologies Norway AS and NDLO. The development and production of this prototype will be done at Saab in Halden, Norway, and Gothenburg, Sweden.

Saab has for more than 30 years developed and produced radar systems in Halden, Norway for regional and global customers. Recently Saab decided to locate its new Centre of Excellence for Long Range Air Surveillance radars in Halden. This is an important step in a competence build towards a new market segment where Saab in Halden will play a key and leading role.

“This is an important step in strengthening Saabs presence in Norway building on the development of Arthur back in the nineties, which were done within Saab in both Sweden and Norway,” says Dag Wikören, head of Saab Marketing & Sales in Norway.

Arthur is a combat proven Weapon Locating System used by many customers around the world in addition to Norway, including Sweden, United Kingdom, Greece, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Republic of Korea and others.

The operational use of the system range from Counter Battery Operations and Fire Control of own artillery weapons to providing protection of own forces and civilians by suppressing enemy artillery weapons and/or provide warning for incoming fire. The latter is especially valuable in Peace Support Operations.

Arthur utilizes a passive phased-array antenna technology for optimized performance in an electronic warfare environment. The well proven technology provides the best balance between mobility, range, accuracy, Electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM), operational availability and life-cycle cost.

TECHNICAL DATA
Radar type - Azimuth and Elevation Electrically Scanned
Antenna type - Passive phased array
Frequency - C (G/H)-band
Search sector -120 degrees
Instrumented range - 60 km
Capacity - >100 tracks/min
Power Generator - Internal
Climate zones - All climate zones; in-land, costal, desert and artic

 

[Hindustani78]

Sweden's Saab to upgrade Norway defence - The Local

Sweden's Saab to upgrade Norway defence
Published: 08 Apr 2015 14:41 GMT+02:00
Updated: 08 Apr 2015 15:30 GMT+02:00

Swedish defence and security company Saab is involved in a multi-million dollar deal to help Norway update its core weapon-detection radar system.


Saab announced the move in a press release on Wednesday, stating that it had received an order from the Norwegian Defence Logistic Organisation (NDLO) for a prototype of a mid-life upgrade of its current Arthur weapon-location system. The order amounts to approximately 115 million Swedish kronor ($13.3 million).

Arthur (Artillery Hunting Radar) is a radar system that locates enemy artillery fire and determines the weapon position with high accuracy. The Norwegian Army took Arthur into service in 1999, integrated to support light infantry brigades. It is also used by other European nations including Sweden, the UK, Italy and Spain.

The recent order includes upgrading the sensor to help improve the detection range and accuracy, increase the operational flexibility and provide mobility and protection.

“We are very happy that the Norwegian Forces take the step to the latest version of Arthur, which ensures the best possible radar for this application,” Anders Linder, head of Saab business unit Surface Radar Solutions, said.

The development and production of the prototype is set to take place at Saab's plant in Halden, Norway, and in Gothenburg, Sweden, and should be ready by 2017.

Arthur is already used in a range of different ways by various countries, from Counter Battery Operations and Fire Control of own artillery weapons to providing protection of own forces and civilians by suppressing enemy artillery weapons or providing a warning for incoming fire.

Saab is one of the world's leading defence and security companies and has around 14,700 staff around the world.

The company recently hit the headlines after it was initially excluded from a major new submarine-building programme in Australia.

The firm reported soaring annual profits in 2014 and forecast stronger arms sales this year in response to conflicts in Ukraine and the middle east.

It sells the Carl-Gustaf rocket launcher used by US armed forces and closed a 39.3 billion kronor deal with Brazil in October for 36 Gripen NG fighter jets on top of an existing 60-jet order from the Swedish government.

The Saab aerospace and defence company is not connected to Saab Automobile.

 

[C130]

I like it. couple it with Excalibur and you have a devastating counter-artillery combo.